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Guerra en el siglo XXI: asimetría, revolución y terrorismo
Guerra en el siglo XXI: asimetría, revolución y terrorismo
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Torres Velasco, Javier
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This essay discusses two questions related to contemporary warfare: The kind of war being fought and the role of the military in such a war. If terrorism is taken to be a tactical approach undertaken by organizations bent on subverting the international public order, then the concept of asymmetry adds little to the development of modern strategic thought. Revolutionary warfare is a more potent notion, but does not allow for generalizations given current pattern of global conflict. For lack of a better concept, terrorism appears in a post-military era where the armed forces play an enabling role for democratic governments through international policing.